Chapter 40: I Should Have Been Your Girlfriend [R-18]

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Nakamori Yuuna had been sprawled out on the sofa ever since she got home.

It was because of the sense of loss from having her friend steal Sang-hyeok, the boy she liked.

‘Stolen?’

Could you really say something was stolen when you never had it in the first place?

She knew the right thing to do was to congratulate Hena for dating Sang-hyeok and take a step back, but…

“Waaah…”

A person’s heart doesn’t listen to reason.

Yuuna was soaking her pillowcase with tears of loss.

She recalled a memory from the shower room, on the day they cleared the Golden Orc Fortress.

………

“Hena, your boobs are seriously amazing…♡”

“Uh, yeah… You’re really pretty too, Yuuna…”

“Can I touch them?”

This was back when she didn’t know Hena would become Sang-hyeok’s girl.

She had been deeply impressed after touching Hena’s breasts.

So soft… Even I, a girl, want to bury my face in them. What would a guy think?

This is irresistible!

“Incredible…”

“Ahh… Nnh… Don’t touch them so hard.”

“Ah, sorry.”

And yet, the reason she’d complacently thought Kim Sang-hyeok wouldn’t choose his childhood friend Hena was precisely because she was his childhood friend.

Yuuna’s logic was that no matter how explosive a childhood friend’s body was, if she was ‘too familiar,’ she couldn’t stir a man’s heart…

She had been deluding herself into thinking that as the ‘new girl,’ she was in a better position to win his affection.

Still, Hena was a clear “competitor.”

She needed to sound her out.

She waited until the two of them were alone while washing up, then abruptly asked.

“Hena. Do you like Sang-hyeok?”

“…Y-Yeah, I like him a lot.”

Hena’s cheeks flushed red.

Not knowing what to do, Hena fidgeted with her fingers.

“Have you… confessed or anything?”

Dori-dori.

Hena shook her head.

According to her, despite having feelings for him, she’d never once confessed.

“Why?”

“Because just being friends is overwhelming enough.”

“What do you mean, being friends is overwhelming? If you like him, you should date him! The brave get the handsome man!”

“B-But what if I can’t even be his friend anymore after that…”

Yuuna felt the same way; confessing was difficult because she was afraid of destroying the relationship she already had.

She’d made her interest obvious, and the mood between them was good, but it felt like it fell just short of a real romance.

“That’s why I can’t bring myself to say anything either…”

“I see…”

“This is bad. Half the girls in our class probably like Sang-hyeok already.”

“……Uuu.”

“Don’t you think Kim Sang-hyeok is going to make a ton of new girl-friends from now on?”

“Stop talking like that~ I liked him first…”

The moment she confirmed their feelings were the same, Yuuna wondered if she could form an alliance with Hena.

“But it’s true that we’re the closest to being girlfriend candidates.”

“Girlfriend candidates…?”

“Mhm! Are you just going to wait? If you do, some other girl might snatch him up.”

“Hey, Yuuna. If you become his girlfriend… what’s so good about it?”

Yuuna was at a loss for words.

She had always succeeded with a Hunter-like approach—hunting and seizing what she wanted.

But since this was her first time liking a guy and dating, she didn’t know what came after the “seizing” part.

“You can go on dates together. If he dated you, Hena, maybe you could watch anime at your house every day.”

“Amazing…!”

Sparkle, sparkle. Hena’s eyes lit up.

“And… um… lots of… lewd stuff…”

Lewd stuff.

It was an unknown world to both Hena and Yuuna. Though Hena had some idea.

‘That.’

The breast discipline she’d received on the first day.

It remained in her memory as an incredibly thrilling and blissful ‘lewd act.’

‘…I want him to do that to me more. Am I a pervert…?’

“But only one of us can be his girlfriend.”

“Yeah… I’m not confident.”

“At least the two of us can fend off the other girls.”

“Fend off…? That sounds scary…”

“You’re okay with him being stolen!?”

Dori-dori-dori.

Hena shook her head wildly.

“After we fend them off, one of us… um… confesses.”

“…You go first, Yuuna… I-I can’t do it…”

“…M-Me!?”

Yuuna’s breath hitched.

It was easy to talk about fending off other girls, but being the first to confess took a lot of courage.

“I’ll be satisfied with just being the slightly lewd childhood friend…”

“There you go, backing down again. And you’re not just ‘slightly’ lewd, you know?”

Squish.

Yuuna groped Hena’s incredibly lewd breasts.

“Ah, nngh.”

“Fine, I’ll go first. I’ll build up some intimacy first.”

“Are you really going to do it…? Really?”

“Not right away! When… when I see an opening.”

“…What’s an opening?”

“It’s when you feel like, ‘This is it!’…”

Her chest ached.

What would he say if she told him she’d fallen for him the first day they went to a dungeon together?

It was agonizing not knowing.

“If I fail, I might not recover for a while…”

“If that happens, I’ll comfort you…”

“Promise? You’ll comfort me with your big boobs?”

Seeing the flustered Hena, Yuuna chuckled.

Just the fact that they had a crush on the same guy created a strange sense of solidarity.

It wouldn’t have been possible if their genders were reversed, though.

When one person of overwhelming value is pursued by many, starting a relationship isn’t easy.

No matter how friendly they acted, the essence of their relationship was competition.

Yuuna had been secretly looking down on Hena.

Because deep down, she thought, ‘I have an advantage over the childhood friend’…

It wasn’t that Yuuna was a bad person; it was the result of an objective—or so she thought—analysis of their strengths.

She never imagined she’d lose him completely in a single day.

“We just decided to start dating.”

‘Huh?’

This isn’t how it was supposed to go.

Seeing Sang-hyeok holding Hena’s hand tightly, Yuuna’s world shattered.

So, so tenderly…

Her mind twisted with turmoil, Yuuna couldn’t even remember what she said next.

She didn’t know how she’d even gotten through class.

‘He was stolen. Stolen. Stolen.’

The human heart is a treacherous thing. After seeing Hena get him so easily, she couldn’t help but wonder if she could have had him if she’d just confessed first.

That’s the kind of thought that came to mind.

‘Vicious girl…’

Telling me to confess first.

She knew there was no such concept in a ‘competition,’ but it still felt cruel.

‘Hmph… Was it those big boobs you liked, Sang-hyeok?’

Yuuna felt like she was going to cry.

‘Her butt is bigger than mine, too… But my face… is prettier.’

But she felt pathetic for only being able to think such twisted thoughts.

In the end, she also wondered if it was right for the kind-hearted Hena to be by his side.

‘Aaaah~~~ I should have confessed… It would have been so much better if I were his girlfriend…’

If only I’d known it would be a ‘first come, first served’ kind of thing…

‘I hear people these days use social media to flirt and date casually… I can’t believe Sang-hyeok was that kind of person…’

No. Would someone as handsome as Kim Sang-hyeok date just anyone? He’s dating Hena because she’s on his level.

If Hena is his type, I don’t stand a chance. All the girls know it. They know how ridiculous Hena’s figure is.

Normally, if you have that much flesh on your chest and butt, you should look chubby overall. But her waist is slender and cinched.

Her ankles and calves are gorgeous, too. A total cheat-code body.

The perfect embodiment of the glamorous figure men desire—curvy where it counts, yet still looking slim.

‘What am I even thinking~~~.’

He could have fallen for Hena’s kind heart!! Why do I keep thinking about her boobs?

Was it because the only way I could stay sane was to think I’d lost my crush to those huge breasts, to her physique?

It’s better if the object of my hatred is her big boobs.

But. If I think that I lost as a woman, my heart feels like it’s being torn to shreds.

‘Sang-hyeok. Say something~…’

A silent scream in her heart.

‘If I had confessed first, would you have accepted?’

Oblivious to Yuuna’s turmoil, Sang-hyeok was happily chatting with Hena during every break, their fingers intertwined.

‘Damn it…’

I want to shove myself between them right now.

I want to ruin everything.

She wasn’t the only one consumed by that desire.

The Class 2-F group chat was on fire.

– What’s with them…
– They’re rubbing it in our faces, fuck
– Ughhhh ㅠㅠㅠ Sang-hyeok got a girlfriend ㅠㅠㅠ sob ㅠㅠ
– Thought he was dating Yuuna?

‘Thought he was dating Yuuna?’

That single line made Yuuna want to curl up in a hole and die.

Anyone could see she was the most likely candidate, but Sang-hyeok had drawn the line.

‘Is it impossible for the three of us to be close anymore…?’

I never thought Hena would be so aggressive…

Was that the ‘opening’?

I can’t deny the possibility that Sang-hyeok was just grinning stupidly, mesmerized by her boobs.

Watching the lovey-dovey couple is painful, but it’s even more painful when they’re not in front of me.

Because I’m afraid of what they might be… doing… somewhere I don’t know.

“…You’re not, right? Sang-hyeok…”

On the very first day of dating, that kind of…

[Yuuna]
What’s everyone up to?

She regretted sending the group message.

She’d written it as if she were curious about everyone, but anyone could see her interest was solely on Kim Sang-hyeok.

[Hena]
Watching anime at home

[Kim Sang-hyeok]
Was caught by the student council president, just got free

“Ah. Thank goodness!”

They aren’t together right now?

Just that alone made Yuuna feel immensely better.

[Kim Sang-hyeok]
If I don’t fill all this out, I’m expelled, fuck

[Yuuna]
Don’t worry! This noona is here for you. I’ll help you out.

Our squad hasn’t collapsed yet.

Yuuna would never, ever give up her position by Sang-hyeok’s side.

Even if he’s a taken man with a girlfriend… if I watch for an opportunity from the side…

“Aargh!”

I shouldn’t be thinking like this.

But still, these dark thoughts keep bubbling up.

“I can’t stop liking him.”

I knew it, I can’t give up on Sang-hyeok.

I’m only now realizing that the childhood friend was the most dangerous enemy.

‘…That gloomy, busty bitch…’

She’d been hiding like a herbivore girl all this time, so why the sudden change in attitude?

She recalled how confident Kim Sang-hyeok had been, even in front of the ‘Demon Merchant.’

Did you suddenly decide he was too good to let someone else have because his abilities are so great? Hena?

‘I already liked him before that happened!’

Alright. Time to attack.

I’ll steal Sang-hyeok from Hena with a fatal temptation!

For example…

“Hey, Kim Sang-hyeok. Did you know I like you? Hmph.”

“Gasp…!! If I’d known, I never would have dated someone like Hena!”

“Kyaaaah!”

Unable to stand her own childish delusions, Yuuna threw her pillow and thrashed around wildly.

That was about the extent of a virgin’s seduction.

If she thought about it seriously, ‘How can I make a move on a guy who already has a girlfriend?! He’ll think I’m a totally easy and vulgar girl!’

From a girl’s perspective, this was an unwinnable situation.

You can’t make the first move unless the guy gives you an opening.

She desperately wanted to steal him away in a real no-holds-barred duel, but what if she earned his hatred in the process?

That would be completely counterproductive.

Her only option was to flirt cleverly, but that kind of foxy behavior didn’t suit Yuuna at all.

‘Maybe I’ll think about it while we run dungeons together…’

Though his girlfriend will be there anyway.

‘Hold on.’

Remembering something, Yuuna hurriedly opened her calendar.

Today was Friday. Tomorrow was the weekend. The academy was closed.

And… on the weekend…

– “That Time I Reincarnated Into a Generic Isekai Pure Love Story”?
– It’s a super popular series. Number one on Aniph for the year! If you haven’t seen it, you have to!

Kim Sang-hyeok was going on a date at Hena’s house!!

“Aaargh!! Nooo, Sang-hyeok!!”

Yuuna threw the innocent teddy bear pillow once more.

“Don’t fall into that busty bitch’s evil clutches!”

How long had this been planned?

That gloomy girl… hic…!!

What would happen between the couple over the weekend? Surely not… sex…?!!

“No, no. Sang-hyeok wouldn’t do something like that with a girl he just started dating!”

What if Hena seduces him with her boobs?

“Ugh… Uuuuugh… Waaah…”

In the end, Yuuna was once again soaking her pillowcase.

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Translated By: Meher (RaidenTL)

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